I really became a king.

Chapter 161: Water Crossing Technique and the Bloody Lotus Seed
At Dacun Farm, Jiang Yi stood in the porch in the middle of the pond, looking at the pond full of dried lotus leaves without saying a word.

There were only Fulong and Ding Ren by his side, while Song Yi and others were sent to the backyard.

"Your Highness, how about I go down and investigate first?" Fulong said. He always felt that the pond under his feet had no vitality, as if all things were dead. It was very uncomfortable to look at.

He didn't want to put his prince at risk.

But Jiang Yi shook his head and said, "No need, I will go down myself."

He also felt that everything in the pond was dead silent, just like when he was a child in his previous life and was alone in a large reservoir in the middle of the night, he always felt like he was going to be swallowed up by something.

"But the situation underwater is unclear, and the prince's precious body..." Fulong hesitated.

Ding Ren next to him also echoed: "Yes, it is a bit risky for the prince to go down in person..."

Now Jiang Yi is like a towering tree that has not yet fully grown. Countless people have gathered around him, and the honor, disgrace, wealth and honor of these people depend on him alone. No one wants Jiang Yi to have any accidents.

"I understand what you mean, but the path of cultivation is bound to be free of danger."

"I will go down in person."

The situation in the pond is unclear. There is a high probability that some unexpected incident will occur, but it is also possible that it is an opportunity. In his heart, Jiang Yi always feels that the plant with ten thousand red lotus flowers can never be so ordinary.

Therefore, even if there was real danger, he would still go down, just like his trip to Yinshan Mountain soon after. It was extremely dangerous and he might really die in there if he was not careful.

But could he not go? No, he would definitely go, because danger and opportunity coexisted. Not only did he want to meet the secret disciples of the secular sect, but he also wanted to fight for a great opportunity.

Seeing Jiang Yi's firm attitude, Fulong stopped talking. Ding Ren beside him also had no choice but to keep silent, praying silently in his heart that nothing unexpected would happen.

Jiang Yi stood up. Ding Ren was holding a set of clothes suitable for swimming and was about to hand it to him, but in the blink of an eye, the shadow of his own prince disappeared from his sight.

Then he saw the figure of his own prince appear on the water three meters away, and he was surprised.

Everyone says that our prince is very skilled in martial arts. I had only heard about it before but never seen it with my own eyes. Now I finally see it for myself. It's more than just being amazing.

As for Fulong, apart from looking a little alert and nervous, he was already accustomed to the "Sky Martial Steps".

But he was somewhat surprised to see Jiang Yi standing on the water as if he were walking on flat ground, without any movement or energy from his feet. Even he himself found it difficult to be so calm and composed.

It was obvious that his prince had an extraordinary set of underwater skills, so he felt relieved.

Jiang Yi was standing on the water, frowning and thinking for a while, then took a few steps forward, as if he was trying to find out something. But he was relaxed and at ease, just like he was on land.

Jiang Yi was indeed investigating the situation underwater. After about an incense stick of time had passed, he felt something in his heart and sensed the abnormality that Ding Ren mentioned.

A faint lotus fragrance mixed with a hint of blood actually made him feel eager to do something.

"There is something strange indeed..." Jiang Yi murmured to himself. If the mother lotus was really just an ordinary red lotus, it would never produce such an alluring aura. It was obviously not an ordinary thing.

"I hope this trip is worthwhile and I won't be disappointed."

Jiang Yi murmured something to himself again, and with a thought in his mind, his whole body disappeared on the water out of thin air.

"This..." Ding Ren felt his heart pounding, because he could not sense the breath of his own prince at all. He was afraid that something unexpected had happened, so he looked at Fu Long. "The prince is fine." Fu Long said simply, and then stopped talking. He concentrated on sensing the whereabouts of his own prince, and was on guard all over his body, so that he could take action in time if there was any unexpected situation.

As for Jiang Yi, after sensing the source of the weirdness, he practiced the "Water Crossing Technique" and activated the "Sky Martial Steps" again, and he instantly appeared under the water.

"This "Water Crossing Technique" is truly extraordinary. It allows me to walk underwater as if it were flat ground, just like on land."

Jiang Yi felt almost no discomfort, and could not sense any resistance from the water. His clothes were as dry as before, not a drop of water got on him. He felt like he had become one with the water.

If you use this "Water Crossing Art" to fight underwater, I can't say you can exert 100% of your combat power, but you can definitely exert 99% of it.

Just like that, Jiang Yi approached the source of the strange smell step by step as if he was walking on land, and he was very cautious and alert.

Thanks to the blessing of "Water Crossing Technique", his vision is clear and is not affected by the underwater filth at all.

A pair of dark green wheels of the sun and the moon changed to the size of a palm and spun around his body, while at the center of his eyebrows, the [Blood-Transforming Flying Knife] that looked like a mysterious moon was also ready to go.

Behind Jiang Yi, a mountain and water martial arts figure was looming, ready to appear at any time, and three inches above his head, there was a flickering flame.

A lion will use all its strength when fighting a rabbit. Jiang Yi would not really put himself in danger. He was on full alert with all his strength. If there was any abnormality, he would not hold back at all.

As he got closer and closer to the source, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and with it came an increasingly pungent smell of blood, as well as an evil thought like the howling of ghosts that kept trying to devour him.

But with Jiang Yi on full alert with almost all his cards played out, especially the flickering flame above his head, this evil thought was a little afraid to move forward, but it still made Jiang Yi feel like he was in a pagoda hell.

"Fortunately, Ding Renzhi knew when to advance and retreat, and did not approach the source. If he had, the evil thoughts of ghosts crying and gods howling alone would have cost him his life."

Jiang Yigang sighed secretly, and suddenly saw something, his eyes narrowed:
"That is……"

"A lotus seed?"

Yes, it was a lotus seed, scarlet as blood, and looked just like a drop of fresh blood. While emitting a strange fragrance, the bloody smell was overwhelming, giving a feeling of being filled with blood.

And that evil thought, like a hundred ghosts parading at night, with an eerie ghostly aura, coming at him again and again, trying to devour his blood and energy.

"This is not a lotus seed at all. It is simply a drop of blood that has gathered thousands of resentments..."

When they got closer again, Jiang Yi knew that it was indeed a lotus seed, but it felt more like a drop of blood to him.

He couldn't help but think of another abnormality that Ding Ren had reported. Almost overnight, the red color in the pond that was stained with blood disappeared. It must have been absorbed by this lotus seed!

Jiang Yi always had a feeling that it was not the mountains of corpses and seas of blood that destroyed the ten thousand red lotuses, but the endless blood that nourished it!

After waiting for endless years, the much-needed large amount of blood finally arrived, completing the qualitative transformation.

"Could it be that this is an extremely vicious creature? But that strange fragrance doesn't seem to be emitted by a vicious creature..."

Jiang Yi was a little hesitant, but he had already made up his mind. If it really was a deadly monster, he would never let it come into the world and would destroy it underwater!
In this wild continent, the existence of secluded sects already made him feel uncomfortable, and he would never allow any extremely vicious creatures to appear again.

(End of this chapter)